Trust me, no tortures which the poets feign, can match the fierce, the unutterable pain, he feels, who night and day, devoid of rest, carries his own accuser in his breast

Quote by Juvenal

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A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

It is difficult not to write satire.

It is difficult not to write satire.

For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.

For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty...

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty...

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of...

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of...

Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.

Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind

Honesty is praised and starves

Honesty is praised and starves

No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap.

No one ever reached the worst of a vice at one leap.

One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.

One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.

Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he had a tender heart; this is...

Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he had a tender heart; this is...

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my...

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my...

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in...

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in...

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face.

The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face.

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of...

Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of...

Poverty is the step-mother of genius

Poverty is the step-mother of genius